Nazaré Blows Up

Before sunrise the farol da Nazaré was packed like never before with spectators to watch the ZON North Canyon Team – Garrett McNamara, Andrew Cotton and Hugo Vau – ride collosal waves from the biggest Atlantic swell so far this winter.

The day was similar to last January 28th. This time it was the UK's Andrew Cotton who snagged the wave of the day. "Definitely the biggest waves I have ever seen." said Cotton. "Tricky, challenging and definitely dangerous".

"It was a wild day in Nazaré and I am so grateful everyone survived and that I was able to put my good friend on that bomb", said Garrett McNamara, who haunts the Nazare canyon whenever the charts turn scarlet.